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From the Nuclear Information Resource
Service: NIRS needs your help! U.S. Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL) is
attempting to rush H.R. 3053, the Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2017,
to the House floor for a vote. NOW is the time to call
your Congressional representatives (202-224-3121), and tell
them to VOTE NO on HR 3053, the Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of
2017.

NIRS has mentioned before what an incredibly BAD idea
H.R. 3053 is. Here are the facts:

·H.R. 3053 tries to revive the
failed, canceled Yucca Mountain (NV) site as a nuclear dump, despite
volcanoes, earthquakes, its inability to isolate the waste and violations of
environmental justice, Western Shoshone sovereignty and state authority.

·H.R. 3053 directs the Department of
Energy (DOE) to contract for a private
corporate centralized “interim” parking-lot dump and allows DOE to set
up additional supposedly temporary storage sites (called Centralized “Interim”
Storage-CIS or Monitored Retrievable Storage-MRS), all of which are illegal
under current law.

·H.R. 3053 would trigger thousands of
intensely radioactive shipments on our roads, rails and waterways over
decades…an unprecedented, massive, multi-decade, high-level nuclear waste
shipping campaign from over 100 nuclear reactors through 44 states to the
inoperable Yucca Mountain site or allegedly “interim” sites The waste would
have to move again from interim sites when a permanent site is opened,
multiplying transport risks.

·H.R. 3053 fails to make waste
storage less dangerous at the sites where it is now located and where it will
be for years with or without new sites. Communities need Hardened On-Site
Storage (HOSS) in robust containers that can be inspected, repaired, and
monitored to prevent leaks.

You can find background information on HR 3053,
organizing and educational resources to use in your community, and
transportation maps and statistics on our Don’t
Waste America campaign page.

From Just Foreign Policy: Ask your
Rep. to co-Sponsor the Khanna-Massie bill to the #StopSaudiFamineInYemen.
Reps. Khanna, Massie, Pocan and Jones have
introduced a privileged bipartisan resolution - H.Con.Res. 81 [1] - to
end unauthorized and unconstitutional U.S. participation in the Saudi war in
Yemen, which has created the largest humanitarian crisis in the world, pushing
millions of human beings to the brink of famine. Without U.S. participation,
the Saudi-UAE war in Yemen would not be possible. The
Khanna-Massie-Pocan-Jones bill invokes the War Powers Resolution to force a
roll call floor vote on ending U.S. participation in the war. Email
your Rep. to co-sponsor & spread the news by signing
our petition at MoveOn.

From Ohio Sierra Club: Oppose Coal Plant
Bailouts at the Ohio Statehouse. We got word late
Friday the House OVEC bailout bill -- HB 239 -- may be up for a vote in the House Public
Utilities Committee on Tuesday. The key word here is "may" as on
the committee notice, no vote was noted but "all testimony" and
"possible amendments" were - two committee actions that usually are
paired with a vote. Our latest intelligence continues to show the House
has a greater appetite for the bailout than the Senate but with questions over
whether or not there are enough votes to get the bill out of the House. On the
Senate side, intelligence continues to suggest there is not enough support for
the bailout to even move the bill out of committee. That being said, further
intelligence suggests the Senate has told the House the only way the Senate
will consider proceeding is if the House takes action. Tuesday's hearing
on HB 239, with the possibility of a vote being added, could be 1) the House
GOP trying to whip votes and put a hard sell on their members and/or 2) House
GOP trying to exert pressure on Senate GOP to start moving the bill once more.

Right now, we need to act. Victory continues to
be no vote scheduled for the bailout bills.

Below are the immediate actions we have identified
as necessary to stop the bills.1. Call Governor Kasich to oppose the bills - 614-466-3555
-Kasich has not publicly stated where he stands on OVEC but has stated he
opposes the nuke bailout. The principle here is the same and if he's going to
oppose one, he should oppose both. Additionally, the Senate needs support
pushing back against the House; Kasich could provide that support. Call him
repeatedly and leave voicemails.
2. Call all members of the House and Senate Public Utility Committees

-After the strong opposition in the Spring, support
for these bills began to melt away in the House and the Senate. Calls to ALL
House Committee members, especially GOP members, are necessary right now to
combat House GOP leadership. We also need to continue calls into the Senate
Committee members to keep them strong. Senate
Committee Members. House
Committee Members.

3. Recruit more people to make calls
-Calls are our most important tactic right now and we need to keep them flowing
like a river. Please share the attached call sheet with other as well as the
resources page I put together: http://bit.ly/NoCoalBailoutsResources

From Progress Ohio: Alert: Gov.
Kasich wants to re-appoint anti-consumer crusader Mike Gonidakis to a
“consumer’’ seat on Ohio's State Medical Board.What makes
Gonidakis anti-consumer? One of Mike’s clients is in the dirty
business of gouging utility customers. The practice is so shady it’s illegal in
34 states (as of 2012). The Columbus Dispatch did a
great investigation into the company about 4 years ago. Ever since,
anti-consumer Mike has blocked legislation to ban his client’s shady practices.
During his first term on the medical board, Mike showed a strong interest in
the Board’s work overseeing Ohio’s emerging medical marijuana program. Why?
He’s also a lobbyist for an out-of-state weed client. The real reason
Gov. Kasich appointed Mike to the Medical Board is because he runs Ohio Right
to Life and has helped the Kasich administration
close half of Ohio’s abortion clinics and impose a series of new restrictions
to make abortion more expensive and harder to access. Maternal
mortality is also way up in Ohio. Right to Life is one of the reasons.

A Senate committee votes Tuesday on whether to
reappoint anti-consumer Mike to the Medical Board.